Submit your film +/- scene to Labocine — our review is a two-step process: first, it joins PRO, our archive, and then it’s considered for curated programming.
If selected, you must be a Science New Wave member to be added to the PRO archive and considered for programming. Please read the guidelines below.
OPEN CALL - Doubles 2026 Issue
Two emerge from one—cloned, mirrored, split into variation, and never quite identical.
Labocine invites films that explore duplication and difference: dividing cells, cloned organisms, twins, doubles, replicas, and parallel selves. What is carried forward when something is copied? What mutates, diverges, or escapes reproduction?
Current + Upcoming Issues
Experiments - October 2026
Tests and trials that explore an idea, reveal the unknown, and discover what might be possible.
Inspired by trait #3 SNW Manifesto ‘Experiments Become Cinema’
The 19th Annual Science New Wave Festival will stream from October 16–23, 2026 on Labocine
Natural Selections XIX - November 2026
Films from this year’s Science New Wave and the wider gene pool of submitted works—standouts shaped by curiosity, variation, and cinematic life.
Doubles - December 2026
Two emerge from one—cloned, mirrored, split into variation, and never quite identical.
Starting in 2027, Labocine will publish four thematic issues a year, each with its own open call and three months to explore a new collection of films from the Science New Wave. This seasonal rhythm gives our curation room to evolve and each issue time to become a living field of inquiry—where films cross-pollinate, new connections emerge, and audiences find material for practice, research, teaching, and inspiration.
Climate - Issue 127 · January–March 2027
Botanica — Issue 128 - April - June 2027
Water - Issue 129 - July–September 2027
Dreams - Issue 130 - October–December 2027
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Submit your work:
→ Submit a film via our Film Submission Portal
→ Submit a scene via our Scene Submission Portal
In the submission form, please note in the memo section if you would like your film to be considered for a specific issue [indicate the theme and issue number/date]. If your film is already in the archive, please resubmit following these instructions to be considered for an upcoming issue.
Each issue has a priority submission deadline one month before launch. Nevertheless, submissions remain open during its run, with selected films added along the way, allowing the collection to grow, shift, and reveal new connections over three months.
While we are unable to provide individual feedback due to the high volume of entries, we encourage all applicants to review the Science New Wave Manifesto, which outlines the principles guiding our selections.
If you're not yet a Labocine member, you'll need to sign up with your email to submit work and we recommend you complete your Habitat profie (via Your Account). This allows us to connect you to our wider community of curators, contributors, and audiences.
Any questions about submissions, reach out to sciencenewwave@labocine.com
About Our Issues
Each month, Labocine curates a thematic issue, showcasing a selection of films and scenes that interpret a specific concept, form, or subject matter. From documentary to fiction to experimental to lab footage, we welcome works in all shapes and sizes. Our curations are diverse experimental, and cross-disciplinary—intended to offer a deep dive into a theme from many vantage points.
We invite you to submit your work—whether a fully formed film or a more exploratory scene.
How We Define Moving Image Works on Labocine
Films are edited and compiled works with credits—intended as standalone pieces.
Scenes are more free-form moving image works. These might include raw lab footage, data visualizations, field recordings, or installations. Scenes are often minimally edited beyond the camera settings used.
We encourage you to define your own boundaries between “film” and “scene.” Our categories are fluid by design.
Submission & Selection Process
Submit your work via the appropriate (Film | Scene) portal mentioned above. Be sure to note in the comments section of your submission that you'd like your piece to be considered for an issue.
You’ll receive an email confirmation upon submission.
Our programming team reviews submissions within 7-14 days.
If your work is selected, we’ll request a downloadable video file for archiving and presentation. If your work is not selected,
If your work is selected, it will be available to Science New Wave members for the duration of the issue. Afterward, it will remain privately accessible to you and Labocine’s curators. If you’d like to keep your film available to members beyond the issue, you can enable Featured under Your Lab → Film → Edit Notes → Featured. You can always disable this at any time.
If you’ve opted in to Labocine PRO (recommended), your work may also be considered for expanded programming and distribution opportunities. You can opt in or out of PRO anytime by going to: Your Lab > Film > Edit Notes.
All submissions—whether selected for the issue or not—receive a dedicated film page on Labocine, ensuring they’re considered in future programs throughout the year.
Sharing Your Film: Visibility & Social Media
Your film on Labocine: Your work is already visible and thousands of Science New Wave members, including curators, programmers and PRO network of organizations.
Social media curation: We can’t guarantee an individual post for every film, including on Instagram. We kindly ask that you refrain from messaging to ask whether or when your film will be posted on social media. Our social media team follows its own curatorial direction, separate from the film programmers, selecting films and clips from issues, Picks of the Day, festival programming, and other programs throughout the year.
Keep your profile updated: Please include your current bio and Instagram handle in your Habitat profile to help us share and credit your work.
Share and tag us: We encourage you to post about your film and tag Labocine. We don’t do collaboration posts, but we’re happy to reshare stories.
Corrections and requests: Please feel free to reach out to the film team (film@labocine.com) with corrections to title, cover image, credits. The synopsis can be edited via Your Lab.
Become a Science New Wave Member
To be includes for Labocine PRO and be eligible for programming review, you must be a Science New Wave Member on Labocine. Learn about the benefits of joining the Science New Wave community.
Wondering if you are Science New Wave Member? Check your Account profile—you’ll see a DNA/genetic sequence (12 letters made up of DNA’s four chemical bases—A, T, C, and G—also known as nucleotides or base pairs) next to your name if you are.
We also invite you to join HABITAT—our public-facing networking tool for scientists, artists, and educators—by completing your profile bio to gain visibility and connect with the wider Science New Wave ecosystem.
